Here Are Some Afternoon Links!

BREAKING BAD‘S ON THIS WEEKEND, GUYS! Obviously we are all going to watch it and then come back here on Monday and talk about it, but in case you need a quick refresher, here is a quick refresher. -SlateV

I know that I just said I didn’t want to talk about Daniel Tosh anymore, and I really mean it, but this article talks about the struggle the producers and editors of his new pilot are having, explaining, “Everyone is freaking out, because most of the pilot is about rape.” Very, very good. -Gawker

Charlie Sheen is off of Twitter, you guys. Time to cancel your Twitters. It was fun while it lasted, but every good thing must come to an end, and now this good thing is dead and gone. R.I.P. -TMZ

But as one good thing dies out the door, another must fly in the window, and that good thing is here in the form of being able to buy your own Ted teddy bear for a mere $60! We’re all a bunch of lucky ducks, here on Earth. -PopCultureBrain

You can watch “Talking Funny,” the HBO special featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Louis C.K., and Ricky Gervais, online now if you want to! -Vulture

Everyone wants to name their baby after a TV character because everyone is the worst one. -FilmDrunk

Have any of you been watching Amy Poehler’s new “Smart Girls” series? I’ve seen a bit of it and, this might not be received very well, but I am not a fan? Then again, I am not the target audience of girls 10-12 years younger than I am. So maybe that is why. WHAT DO U THINK? -HyperVocal

Might Mariah Carey be replacing Jennifer Lopez on American Idol?! Might your world be ROCKED TO THE CORE ABOUT IT? -Dlisted

I watched Talking Funny online a while ago, and wasn’t really impressed by anyone other than Louis CK. I couldn’t have been the only one? Gervais laughs too loudly and too often to be genuine, Rock seems kind of uncomfortable and maybe a little shy (?) the whole time, and Seinfeld just talks about how he is a legend. I’m not a big stand-up fan in general though, but thought I might like it as it’s unscripted etc, so maybe I just wasn’t the target audience? Just me? Guys?

“Gatsby” is trending as a name? Congratulations, parents who never finished the book (and haven’t seen any of the movie adaptations yet). You didn’t find out the character is shot to death in his swimming pool (spoiler alert for an 87-year-old book!).

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